Hi All, what a great resource this is. I have been looking through these threads for ages but never registered. Anyway I currently have a laguna seca e46 m3 - yeah guess its a bit lairy but the colour has really grown on me. I am looking to trade up to a CSL. The car would be a daily in so much as I drive 4 miles to work. I am looking for something useable and with average mileage but not really over the 70k mark. I have 126k on my m3 and it still feels tight and sharp. Such a great car but not a CSL. If anyone is looking to move on from there CSL please let me know. Otherwise I will just continue to enjoy posts on here and look through the forum. Hopefully contribute once I have a CSL. Thank you.
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Welcome Don - you could do a lot worse than this one
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Thanks Yanto - yeah I have seen Mark's CSL - I am looking for something a little less pristine and more used. I would feel bad about pounding down the m40 with a car in that kind of condition. Each stone chip would hurt.Comment
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£21k / 120k mile on ph.
How about the car at nick Johnson ?Comment
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Hey Don, welcome to the gang. What do you plan on doing with your current M3 ?Comment
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Originally posted by don52b View Post
NJ must be a stones throw from you in Abingdon.....he gets the odd higher mileage example in....he always offers a drive too!!Comment
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Welcome Don :thumbs:Comment
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Hi All and thank you for the welcome.
Chris - well at the moment I am just using my m3 as normal - I think I will at some point sell it or chop it in for a CSL if someone wants to trade down. It has a full rear chassis floor rebuild under goodwill from BMW main agents and they did a great job. And it has been faultless.
I did go and see Nick and he was great - he is also looking for something that may come up that suites my requirements.
I was also thinking along the porsche 996 turbo route ? Does anyone on here have any feelings on this car or driven them ?Comment
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Hi Don
That's what I did, move from a M3 to CSL. Good luck with not immediately handing over your wallet after the first test-drive !
Not sure about a 4 mile commute to work though, seriously it won't warm up it that time and it would make me wince a bit using it for that.
Cheers
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Hi Mark - I have an old e12 m535i that I do the commute in as well as my mountain bike. The e12 is so (c)rusty and lived in but it gets me to work in the summers. I actually really liked the seats in the CSL they keep you quite upright - no slouching......Comment
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[QUOTE=0836whimper;n432604]Good luck with not immediately handing over your wallet after the first test-drive !/quote]
Exactly what I did lol :whistle:Comment
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I was between a 996 turbo and CSL for ages, Test drove them both and just enjoyed the whole CSL experience :drool:Originally posted by don52b View Post
Then it was confirmed on my first track day when i blew the doors of a 996 turbo.......Never looked back :hahaha:Comment
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It is a nice car don't worry about the stone chips, mine was in top condition when I brought it, did two days at Circuit de Bretagne my mate went half off if front of me a covered my car in stones, but itis what they are made for. :thumbs:Originally posted by don52b View PostComment
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e12 M535i?? that's even rarer than a CSL. Tell us more please!Comment
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Hi Don and welcome to the mad house, 4 mile commute! in a CSL! you've got to be kidding?
6/12 months of that and you'll be fitting a new engine, 10 mile minimum got to have time to warm up and start breathing, before it's switched off again.
You'd certainly go through some batteries.:hahaha:
Carry on with the bike in the interest of ecology, it would compensate for the rest of us. If you want one then by all means buy one, just please don't do the commute in it!:thumbs:Comment
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